Spotlight
Downloadable PDFs on a range of education issues, including assessment, curriculum, ESSA, growth mindset, and more
Equity & Diversity
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Spotlight on Inclusion & Equity
This Spotlight will help you examine disparities in districts’ top positions, the difference between equity and equality, and more.
Reading & Literacy
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Spotlight on Early Childhood Literacy
This Spotlight will help you analyze early literacy gains from tutoring, learn how science of reading can boost achievement, and more.
Reading & Literacy
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Spotlight on The Science of Reading
This Spotlight will help you review the key components for reading comprehension, California’s approach to align teacher prep, and more.
Professional Development
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Spotlight on The Importance of PD and Growth Opportunities for Teachers
This Spotlight will help you with the ins and outs of effective PD, the types of PD that teachers want, and more.
Teaching
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Spotlight on Problem-Based Learning
This Spotlight will help you learn how VR can be used for unique problem-solving, identify how to apply PBL in STEM classrooms, and more.
Assessment
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Spotlight on Assessment
This Spotlight will help you evaluate effective ways to offer students feedback, learn how to improve assessments for ELs, and more.
Teaching
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Spotlight on Differentiated Learning
This Spotlight will empower you with tech advice for accelerated learning, five ways to differentiate instruction online, and more.
Classroom Technology
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Spotlight on Artificial Intelligence (AI)
This Spotlight will empower you with principles to consider when crafting AI guidance; a guide to the AI tools teachers are using; and more.
Special Education
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Spotlight on the Science of Reading for Students with Disabilities
This Spotlight will empower you with strategies to apply the science of reading to support students with learning differences and more.
Student Achievement
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Spotlight on Targeted Interventions & Academic Recovery
This Spotlight will help you investigate common interventions, implement effective learning recovery programs, and more.
Mathematics
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Spotlight on Dyscalculia and Math Anxiety
This Spotlight provides strategies for supporting students anxious about math, insights on the challenges of having dyscalculia, and more.
Professional Development
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Spotlight on Instructional Coaching for Personalized PD
This Spotlight will help you investigate strategies for effective teacher PD, evaluate examples of personalized coaching programs, and more.
Student Well-Being
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Spotlight on Digital Well-Being for Teens
This Spotlight will help you examine efforts to limit kids’ social media access, how tech habits can alter brain development, and more.
College & Workforce Readiness
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Spotlight on Career Readiness for STEM
This Spotlight will help you identify the math skills students need for high-demand careers, spark student interest in STEM, and more.